Mark Hyman, M.D., blogged about diabesity at the Huffington Post December 24, 2009. He defines diabesity as a problem with glucose regulation associated with overweight and obesity. The glucose physiology problem ranges from metabolic syndrome to prediabetes to full-blown type 2 diabetes.

“Diabesity” has been in circulation for a few years, but hasn’t caught on yet.

What interested me about his blog post was that he advocates the Mediterranean diet as both therapeutic and prophylactic. To quote Dr. Hyman:

The optimal diet to prevent and treat diabesity includes:

Fruits

Vegetables

Nuts

Seeds

Beans

Whole grains

Healthy fats such as olive oil, nuts, avocados, and omega-3 fats

Modest amounts of lean animal protein including small wild fish such as salmon or sardines

This is commonly known as a Mediterranean diet. It is a diet of whole, real, fresh food. It is a diet of food you have to prepare and cook from the raw materials of nature. And it has broad-ranging benefits for your health.

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“Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”